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Work to improve the prior informed consent procedure

Document type
Decision
Reference number
BC-16/2
Date
May 1, 2023
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Treaty
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Apr 5, 1989)
Meeting
Meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BC COP-16, RC COP-11, SC COP-11)
Website
www.informea.org
Full text
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.French.pdf
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.Russian.docx
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.Chinese.docx
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.Chinese.pdf
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.Spanish.docx
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.Arabic.pdf
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.French.docx
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.English.pdf
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.Arabic.docx
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.Russian.pdf
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.English.docx
UNEP-CHW-COP.16-BC-16-2.Spanish.pdf
Abstract

The Conference of the Parties

1. Takes note of the compilation and synthesis of information received from Parties and observers on challenges in the implementation of the prior informed consent procedure of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and on best practices, possible approaches, initiatives and views to improve the functioning of the procedure;